Glitterati By: Jocelyn Morales
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Entry #1: Historical Influences
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Entry #2: Spring 2015
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Entry #3: Street Fashion/ Subculture
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Entry #4: Forecasting
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Entry #1: Historical Influences FASHION IS NOT REVOLUTIONARY, BUT E VOLUTIONARY. WE SEE FASHION DEVELOP IN O DD WAYS AND SOME OF THOSE CO MPONENTS MOSTLY LEAD TO TRENDS REPEATING. ONCE IT’S IN, IT HAS A WAY OF COMING BACK. FALL IS HERE AND THA T MEANS NEW YORK FASHION WEEK HAS APPROACHED. AFTER LO OKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW Y ORK FASHION WEEK, YOU CAN WELL WITNESS SOME TRENDS THAT HAVE FOUND ITS WAY BACK. ONE OF THOSE MANY TRENDS WOULD BE FRINGE. FRINGE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR CENT URIES, WORN BY ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE AN D DIFFERENT GENERATIONS. WE WOUL D SEE FRINGE ON SHIRTS, MOTORCYCLE J ACKETS, AND EVEN BAGS. THE TREND HAS NOW DEVELOPED INTO A MORE RESPONSIVE WA Y WITH COLLABORATING WITH D RESSES, SKIRTS, AND MORE PURSES. IT’S NOW BEING USED IN A DIFFERENT FORM WITH CREATING LAYERS WITH DRESSES AND FOR MING V’S WITH IT. THE FRINGE GIVES THE OUT FITS A SMOOTH FLOW WITH THE ILLUSION OF A 1920’S VINTAGE FLAPPER DRESS. THIS NEW FRINGE TREND IS SIMILAR YET DIFFEREN T FROM THE PAST. JUS T AS CENTURIES BEFORE, WHEN FLAPPER DRESSES WERE IN, THE Y HAD SIMILAR FORMS OF FRINGE THAT ARE NOW BEING USED IN THE LATEST DRESSES, BUT ONLY NOW IT’S BEING CHOPPED INTO DIFFERE NT FORMS AND BEING PLACED IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
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Entry #2: Spring 2015 Collection If you are not already familiar with Elie Saab, then here is a brief background on who he is. Elie Saab is a talented Lebanese fashion designer who was self-trained and started sowing as a child. Saab has workshops in Lebanon, Milan, and Paris. Elie Saab is well recognized for designing stunning ready to wear and haute couture collections. Many of his clothing has been worn by varies of celebrities and also seen on royalty. With a new season and a new collection, we were able to see what Elie Saab has created now. In his Ready-To-Wear collection for Spring/Summer 2015, he used very bold colors with using an ombre effect and also included a beautiful bold pattern that grabs your attention, but also included some pieces with light toned colors such as the beautiful sky blue color that many have fallen in love in the past with his previous use of the color in his work. In his collection, you are able to distinguish how he uses chiffon silk fabric, organza fabric, and hollow embroidery lace fabric. You can see the style as very elegant and formal with a hint of casual. What is not to love in his Spring/Summer 2015 collection?! The patterns and embroidery and the use of the hollow embroidery lace fabric is just stunning and elegant. It’s safe to say the Elie Saab has done a beautiful job once again.
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STREET FASHION/ SUBCULTURE
WHILE HEADING TO CLA SS, I ALWAYS RUN INTO A GIRL IN MY CLASS WHO ALWAYS CATCHES MY EYE BY THE CHOICE OF CLOTHING. IT’S NEVER A CASUAL OUTFIT FOR HER. BUT THE DAY SHE CHOSE TO WEAR SOMETHING CASUAL, SHE ENDED UP PAIRING IT WITH ITEM S THAT GAVE HER COMFORT AND WARMTH WITH ALSO A SENSE OF STYLE. WHAT THREW ME OFF WAS THE CHOICES OF CLOTHING SHE CHOSE TO WEA R AS CASUAL AND HOW IT IS SEEN VERY OFTEN WHEN I WALK IN THE STREET. LIVING IN CHICAGO, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN I T’S GOING TO BE COLD O R HOT AND MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO DRESS WARM WHEN IT I S COLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE I’VE SEEN HAVE BEEN WEARING TURTLE NECK SHIRTS AND CROP TOP SWEATERS AND HER TUR TLE NECK SWEATER IS A COMBINATION OF A CROP TOP AND TURTLE NECK WHICH ADDS TO THE HIG H WAISTED JEANS. HIGH WAISTED JEANS HAVE NOW BEEN A BIG T REND FOR A COUPLE YE ARS NOW AND STILL CONTINUES TO TREND. WHAT’S UNIQUE IS THAT SHE DIDN’T GO FOR YOGA PANTS AND A SWEATER FOR THE COLD WEATHER, BUT FOR A CROPTOP TURTLE NECK SWEATER THAT COMBINES WITH THE HIGH WAISTED PANTS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS COLD, SHE CHOSE AN OUTFIT THAT KEPT HER WARM BUT ALSO FOLLOWED THE TRENDS THAT C AN BE SEEN IN THE STREET.
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Forecasting IN THE FUTURE OF TREND SETT ING, I PREDICT THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FRINGE, SILK, AND LACE. RECENTLY IN ONE OF THE JOURNAL ENTRIES, I DISSCUSSED ABOUT H OW FRINGE WAS COMING BACK AND AFTE R MY WEEKS WORTH OF SHOPPING, I HA VE WITNESSED A LOT OF SILK SHIRTS WITH LACE OUTLINES AND MANY LACE BRAS.THERE NOW HAS BEEN MANY PURSES, JACKETS, ACCESSORIES, SHOES, SHIRTS, AND DRESSES THAT HAVE FRINGE AND WITH THE LONG EXISTENCE OF FRINGE, MANY PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE AN ITEM THAT INCLUDES FRINGE AND WILL WEAR IT AS THEY SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE BUYING FRINGE ITEMS. AS FOR SILK SH IRTS ARE BEING WORN A LOT TO DRESS DOWN WITH BOYFRIE ND JEANS OR SHORTS A ND WITH THE SEE THRU SILK, IT HAS AN ADVANTAGE OF WEARING THE LACE BRAS UNDEARNEATH TO GIVE IT A CASUAL LOOK THAT CAN BE WORN DURING SPRIN G OF 2015.
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